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Rule "hardly never (ever)"

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Description: hardly never (ever)
Message: Did you mean hardly ever?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • She hardly never takes the subway.
    Correction suggestion: hardly ever
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: HARDLY_NEVER [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)